Ii , $950,000,000 taken out (‘luring 1945.

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To sum up, London commentators stress that the Moscow Conference can only be fair-

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Mom,“ "my (Founded h, "an ing to all reliable, reports, a spirit of friendly

derstanding. If the same spirit prevails iii - Cla m r t om u“ . . “nhmfled ‘Qaffflmnh ‘awn!’ o. c. carrying out the. agreements reached, a big step forward will undoubtedly have been ? ‘dent: Lieut. Col. W. Cheeter S. Mel-tire made Vice-President: J. R. Burnefl‘. F-J-l- I Secretary: Lleut. Col. D. A. MBCIKiIIMII- 9-5-9- ldllnr and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. F-J-l- —IID| NU] ES- _ Auae Edlto = Frank Walk a h“ iannh. Burnett. n m The Week of Prayer comes as a iiort of

, a t'dot t Ch ist a rand Ne Year festivit- "The Strongest Memory 1s Weaker Than h: e o r m s w

the Weakest Ink.” 4- w at n-

Premier McNair, New Brunswick, has re- - tired from the law firm of Winslow and Mc- Nair, Fredericton, in order to devote his full time to public duties. He thus follows the ex- _ ample of the Hon. J. A. Mathiesou here, who More than a billion dollars was paid Out to devoted hinwelf exclusively to his duties as Canadians m. lllL‘ lifc iiistirztuce companies dur- Leader of the Govemmenl; ring the ivai- vcars, it was uiadc kuoivii by Mr. 1k Ill =0- n- ~ John l), Buchanan. prcsidcnt of the Canadian A total o, L263 applications from gasp. Lift‘ ilhHF-‘PJH’ i-‘iii-"Tfi »'\>'>'"¢i1*ii"“- i" a New atcliewan veterans for farm land loans have Yveiil‘ 1'i‘\'i"\\' '-i<i*ii"\'>¥‘~‘<i i" i")ii¢"i“’i‘i°'5- Dimibeeti approved by officials administering the ing ml; alnnt- he mid, lllt, li£l\'iil'»‘i1lS madc i>Y Dominion tioverninent‘; Veteran Land Act, it ill€CiIll1|JZllll(‘\liiKifllliltliiii]|1i1llt‘\'ll0l(l€i'S 0r their has been reported from Ottawa This is the iTeiieiifililif> 1iii"‘i1"i*"i i“ ‘limiii $io°ioofb°oo~ largest number of applicants for this type of 1n Cariulzt, lifc insurance companies gcn- loan in any Di-Qvim-t ‘Applications for loan,-

FRIDAY, JANUARY l, 1946

some I:ife Insurance Figures

erullv did uni zipiilv any war srrvicc clziiisc, rc- o. n“! holdings in Saskawliewan totanqd 165, sti“ Hg the bcut-fiis or charging an extra.’ * 1" * * Dfclih 1111. f“ 11M‘ Wiifl will iWiUFf! iii¢ ilfiiiflir S. A. Major and Mrs. \Villiam Mercer

bcgfiuiiitg of hustilitics, and therefore a large will be greatly missed whgn thgy lgavg to liroptirtiou of thc uicu who cntcrcd the armed assume more responsiblq arid no less urg-

ftuccs. had ‘..l."t'\fl‘l’t"it*tl lilc insurance coverage. onl‘ duties as lnissigl-lal-ies-at-lafge tlii-migh.

v .-\s a result. f-xnui ilic bsgilillilii.’ "i i940 i0 iiifi cut the Maritime Provinces. They have been‘ a

li cud of the war lllt‘ companies paid out about [Qwer of strength to the evangelistic forces in $30,000,000 Li thc bcucficiarics of Canadians the city and pfQvinQg during their four years’ who lost their lncs wliilc scrviitg overseas. How- slay grid still fllfthgf popularized the Salva- ever, that extra liurdcit on lifc insurance funds tion Army which had already enjoyed an envi-

i was lialanct-ti i1» liztrt l)\' a civilian death rate in able rgpiitation among the forces for good in

‘I Caticitla that “as lO\‘.'t‘l' than in the prc-war our midst,

k yea“ _ at m is n- I The life insurance companies in Canada The future of Canada for the next 50 years

J‘ lars’ ivortli of tictoi-i- litiuds during the war. Provincial conference at Ottawa, and it was

The rcstili, <ztiil ."1lr. linclauan, was that the important that it succeed, Premier T. C. Doug- iuterest _i'icltl tin nciv invcstnicnts from year to las told a service club meeting at Weyburn rec- year was ivuch lower than in pre-war years. ently. The conference was re-writing Confed- But some favorable developments served to cration, the Premier said. It was re-making ‘ balance the companies’ financial position: they Canada, and if the job was done well, it was i included, in addition to the lower civilian death a chance no other generation had. It would -' rate, an impmveiiiciit in souie older iiivcst- mean prosperity for the next 25 or 50 years. ‘l merits due to business activity and a reduced The British North America Act should be ' ratio of operating costs through increased bus- streamlined, and if this‘ were done, the Federal iness. government would take care of all taxation and

Canadians’ life insurance protection actu- then distribute sums of money to the respective ally increasrd about 50 per cent during the war, provincial governments to take care of social i > and the total in force in the Dominion is now services, or the matter could be left up to the

about I0 billion dollars, including more than Ffidcrai government. n- a 1-

The MOSCOW Conference ‘$52; the title, which had been in abeyance since

Considering the difficulties in the way, the

In the case of Japan, a new Far Eastern Commission with full Russian participation will be set up. This will be an effective pol- icymakitig oody and not, like its predecessor, merely an advisory body, from which Russia

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tablishcd in Tokyo and consisting of America, United Kingdom, Russian and Cliitiese repre- l senlativcs, will on the other hand advise thc Supreme Commander 0n thc implcttientation of

miuimh took in the war. l: In Korca a provisional democratic gov- i? eminent will be formed with the U. S., Russia, Britain and China acting as its guardians, until in five ycars’ time the new state has attained

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Commands, in Southern and Northern zones of Korea, respectively, will iucet in Conference to co-ordiiiate policy in admiuistrative-ecoiiomic matters.

The three Foreign Secretaries agreed on the tcrnis of a declarationcalling for a uni- ried and democratic China under the National liovcrnnicnt and for the cessation of civil strifc. In wdtliiiou, firstly, the three Foreign Secretaries rc-affiriucd thc determination of their (Jovcrnnicuts not to interfere in the iii- tcriial affairs 0i China. Secondly. the U. S. and Russian Forcigu Sccrctaries agreed that the .\iiicricriu and Russian forces should be ivithtlrawu from China at the earliest practic- able inomcut. Lmidou commentators add that the tripartite hloscnw mdcclziration on China closclv follows thc liucs of President Truman's rcccrt: statcct-cii. of l’. S. policy towards China.

lzi the Case‘ of lluuiztnia and Bulgaria, mctlztitls liziic lccn dcvisctl whereby each Gov- a erimicni shzttl he rcntlcrctl more representative by the inclu.-.itiii nf members of the leading op- poritiim panics. Next, in Rlilflillllél. free elec- ions must i-q- licld (there has recently been a crlrral (‘lCJllOii in Bulgaria). Lastly, when acfi tjovcrirncnt thus broadened has given vis- lilo tcstiitiniiv of its democratic intentions, both gtivcruuicnts will bc recognized by Britain and the L’. S., is ihcv alrcadv have been recognized by Russia. Thi road will then be open for the Allies to sign peace treaties with Rumania and . Bulgaria.

Last, but not lcast, Mr. Bevin and Mr.

. r ' M. \' l0 )’ (lherc ce the , , , ."§r’:r’.’§.saisciiii egontmliiili: filduiica energny thtfifrugh with rubbi!‘ m the pa” few Years’ the “P917 a commission of the United Nations Organiza- 0f m“ ‘km’ h“ Pa" om of the “w” "no", ’ ' tion. Russian c0~0pcratioi1 is vital to this Pfdiicim “Pfmfmif the h", tmi‘ °f ‘he Washington plan and it had been feared that wmid’ Um’! tecemiy m‘ “mic 0mm." of ‘h? uesia might look ‘askance at a scheme elaborated MW dmFpskm. h" w?‘ “mi m mflim‘ “i” by thi- U. 3.. Firiiain and Canada alone. It was m” “W” "m" Wm‘ m‘ m‘, °f m.‘ ‘m’ agreed in ltitmow that the terms of reference iwwcve" the "'1". Pmdm h“ bu“ qmck do . of the Atouiic Commission should stand as 398°“ °n ‘he civiha" mukei’ and ‘n minim [drafted in Washington, variety of shades and styles are promised m. the , l Germany was m), discussed, a, the Mono“, near future as fur dresser» yet back into the , “Heifer-coca; not was Turkey. The latter coiin- “m! °i i’“‘°h"" “mdmwm 0"‘ m’ ti“ lzjfiloffll,lfflfln‘ijl,j,uf‘f,,f°fj,"l,ij, price. Imitation beaver coats are now retail-

in Regina shortly. a m :- 4t

Oval. This devel0pment opens up a bountiful new source .if raw materials for the fur dres- ser, and none too soon. For, in spite of the magic feats the trade has been able to perform

._v , "N, will put high quality fur coats wlthinireach o Li: Edhvermiuxiaziolhe-lngilia: iiiliiions of women who could not otherwise lied, tiirdogh diplomatic ehaneiii-‘ffwd ‘hm’ " '

Qllfllell

bought more than iuic and a half billion dol- could be decided by the results of the Dominion-

Marshal Ioffre of France, born this date

the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, was revived

The text of the series of agreements reacli- for ilim i“ '9I6i,w35 “of a bfmiani smdeni m’ ed at the hloscoiv Conference of Big Three wither» and remalncd a capiam _ ‘m’ fimrtce“ Foreign Sccrctarics has now been published. ‘fears when he w,“ pmmmed maior forlihe dc‘ fences he organized at Formosa and Tung- achievement of the Cotifcrcuce has been re- kl"? dim“? the Indwchiiiese caiiimié“ 0f mafikablfi 1885-9; his promotion was then rapid, and in 1911 he was ‘appointed Chief of General Staff, implying supreme-command in time of war: was distinguished for his simplicity of character,‘ alertness and clean-mess of mind, and organizing power, known by his soldiers as “Grand-pere"; held aloof. The new Allied Council to be es- will“ Fm“ “d 15mm mm“ "1 ti" 41"“ peril, he was the one man who remained cool and unflurried, and he quietly organized "the Miracle of the Marne"; in i917 he came to Am- erica on a special mission to Washington, the

policy as conccived by the pa, Eastern Com, result of which was seen in the par_t U. S. A.

Mr. George W. Cadbury, prominent in- dtistrialist, has arrived in Regina to take up the post of advisei to the Saskatchewan govern- - ' - . . .' - ment “on government industries already es- its majority. Meanwhile, the U. S., Russian tavblished and on future industrial vflnum}, A member of the Cadbury-family, known in- ternationally in the chocolate and cocoa indus- try, Mr. Cadbtiry has for many years been a member of the British Labor party, and is a firm believer in the principles of social and co- operative ownership of industry. In addition to a wide practical business experience, Mr. Cadbury has studied economics, finance and commerce intensively. He won his Master's de- gree in economics from King’s College, Cam- bridge, where be studied under Lord Keynes, famous English economist. To gain an under- standing of American business methods, he studied at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania. A giant of a man, siX feet, five irwhestall, Mr. Cadbury was born at Birmingham in I907. His

wife and family, now in England, will ioin him U

-Therefeelwayseometbiqtelnopfil rabbit's tail short." Our fox ranchers are warned that the lowly lamb promises to be- come one of the most important fur-bearing animals in the world. Chemical innovations in the art of fur’ dressing and dyeing are enabling lamb and sheepskin to take on the appearance of beaver, seal. nutria, skunk and even long- haired furs such as fox, complete with silver sheen, writes John Harwood-Jones in the C-I-L

wouldn't show the eminently sensible ten were eii in in Mine-blending eon

main points ii: their favor is their moderate,

_ lllfl at between $150 and $200, ten than one-i as dimmed u lama’ more m. fifth the recent cost of zenuine beaver. Thi? -

Notes The Way

"lrc

aniline were slot at Gen- erll Meyers headquarters without

his k wiedge- 1t’ gun

nevernhad hilii Jechtedlfoxgtigf

wmnetenvr- — ‘Toronto ‘Iielegrem- _.___ .,

will he perhetly suitable for 1 , u thgy or, lam. "i!!! Years. Prudent souls who have kept their 1901 calendars will now be lvindiclted- -Peterborouzh Ex- am nor.

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The man who really

war-and the only-mu. ‘ti: now win the peace-J; the “rm. fir. and he's so darn busy he hasn't time to take a bow—even if any. ‘m? WI! i°°ilinI-- London Free

Press. _

_-___ Canada inly VlflI with Pride he!‘ public school system. It m“)! have its defects, but it. has turned out generations of fine mén and women. It will continue ttudo so in spite of the many problems of the day. But that task will be made the easier as more parents come to understand that this, too, is their business; and that it to look at your own business once 1n a while. -Victorin Colonist.

ll! Vicioril. where pride swells in memory of the courageous young women who came to the old Hud- son s- Bay port in those early days when a woman's influence was needed to make true settlers of the plhneers, the term bride ship has l Special significance. To th community, in its early days came Young women who could on y im- aging the conditions that existed here. At that time Victoria was little more than an outipost. Into the unknown the passengers on the bride ship ventured, found eager suitors, married and established families. To them the lower island owes much. —Victoria Times.

Do you plan noon to glve eoine child a uppy or a kitten? asks The Chr stian Science Monitor. Then be sure, says the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals, you give his parents at the some time a booklet, put ou: b the various S. P. C. A.’s, wiiic tells how best to care for these pets. Being kind to animals takes more than a moment's emoflon, requires more than a pat on the head for your dog or a dish of cream for the neighbor's kitten.

continuous, and should extend to every instance where animals come within our control. Kittens or puppies should be presented only to the household in which they will be certain of proper food and sleeping quarters, or to the family where someone will take full responsibility for‘ their care. This appeal from the S. P. C is timely and worth heading.

dead. Hereafter a Canadian who is looking for work can look for it anywhere he wants to without chasing u a government office and

of red ta/pe and can accept any suitable man without going first to an agency. Of course, moi; of the regulations had already been released, but it is good, psychologi- cal medicine for control-sick pen- pie to see these unwieldy harnesses go right out the window for good. —Hamiiton Spectator.

Canada and the resent one- Lord

Bennett, Mr. elfliie" 511d MY‘-

Mackenzie King-are more than

Sir John J. Abbott to '73 and Mr.

dentaliy, only he, Mr. King and Mr. Melghen did not. ncc t the title of "Sir" or “I..ord". 0 all Canad-

John Thompson did not pass the so years, dying suddenly in Eng-

land at 50. With the exce tion of

Sir Israel Torte, dead at years, all the other members of the first Laurier Cabinet lived for more

than m years, Bir William Miilock to the age of 101. --Quebec Le Soi-

e11. It will not he eurprhlnl to some

observers it, in the not distant future, male tobacco users revert

largely to the old stand-by, the pi/pe. ‘There are various reasons given for such a trend. For one. cigarettes cost considerably more than formerly. For another, cigars are difficult to obtain. There also is the fact that it is fundamental in male psychology to have some habit of diversion which is sacred from feminine invasion. There was a time when the average Woman

would have shuddered at the thought of smokinx a ciflarei-R-

Men smoked them, as did youths. who wished to appea like men. but women had not taken up the habit. Ail that has changed and now women smoke c1 arettes m: freely as do men and o ten in pub- lic places. —Fort. William Times- Journal.

‘l! in out deeply 10W" fyInQQTbQUITIOOOGnTIOPIG blanket. The New York Times. Ti

almost as satilfyi meckinaws.

in; for emphatic colors. A

and blue mowing machine, a

and black horse rake or e-

blue pun: with d

were nil I06 b

ed a-Iirst-cia

came in e wide range of PINQIIII

and color combinations. There were

tn tri meets, the bil 9a ~ iitgi: "m. and eombintm‘: a:

"all three. There were b

aii around. There were blankets for fell and lioevyones for winter.

new hone blanket JVII l In I‘

mutter and one thatatho ‘whale

the

l l . tight-Wu: blank’.-

Jt. t

air rib as. more‘

a an

_ THE 7iciiantdflig_

AGE FQUR - " OWN GUKiFUIAN

The North-l Nova: Scotia Highlanders;

Aeroeefllellhi

The auault troo crossed on bothai

were strongly o

n: aAbTIIiATlfJ. ""- “i?” "*9 W." witéilitw invllited miner its

fl-

inl an outlet for the 1nd notffinding it, are their lea making hopeless shift with-want, losing their hirthri h of healthy development whether they eliould born and the men and women

de ililnltlthls-ehegm; l ea.- er, y“ p; ected. I arl ni

fut-er. the lief-t iiétedriifildfi m reac e an

.L.I.. of Canada and 8. Dlta hrs. had been committed. The small and the only

eltheup. ‘Bu’

mine desoleteiy with when that leeward fire.

Ovosx-owthe lonely reaches. ‘hi

g0

work at that moment but never

knowing how ion: that work or

an work for them may e persons unem i

thewar included, Am ri

thousands of young men and worn- en just seeking to start their ca- reers. Those, whose unemployment

have been described as erlted Youth’, in" e survey Carnegie "United

road out was t of Bienen. The w oi v Corps effort was held upauiit:

Highrs. had made three efforts to get into the village, but had been

The wastes of hard anifneefle" are i; ed WIBEuYm/urs of a pest that the an Ihoete or’ shiny m to... Drag‘ by Nels and m these tow-trio’; "an". ,4 g. 1mg am!!! Dd: and meadows

Novies were ordered to capture the

A succession of farms a very limited amount o up the line of a dyke approaching the village from the south. There was no cover whatever furtherto the right or to the left {arm was about four hundred yards short of the village and the. ground beyond was raked by machine gun fire. The whole area, including the last two farms, was under fairly contin- uous artiiiery fire and bursts of machine gun fire from l; the right flank. for vehicles were cov

stands in free democracies, in times poignant contrast to what is required of ‘youth war, and to the call of youth made by the German dictator in pro- paring war. By this judgment of ulelessnesii that it pulsed so wido- ly on adaptabig youth, the unplan- ned market economy of the put in Britain. and in America‘ must like]! (be judxed and stands con-

Tiie evil of unemployment cen- not be cured by im rovement of the provision made unemployment benefit or ance....Ali ehangesin the provis- ion for unemployment leave essential evli unchanged; muss un- employment, invoivmg idleness in the individual case for months and

pioyment can be taken f ted ther this desire shell , or whether throu ' lgt we shall plunge bee

kntiahw, ‘depe.ndl_ in the

the courage of those who in tree countries of the w choice of their fellows government. Their opportunity day ls immense.

The first attempt was made by A and B Companies after consid- erable trouble had been experienc- ed, both getting them into a form- ing up position, and getting of tanks into the area of st farm. They ran into heavy fire from previously undisclosed positions and were not able to get much beyond the farm and suffer- ed rather severe casualties. fire plan was redesigned and C and D Companies started shortly after

” ii. -.|. instill

Fitting and Siiarlylu Chess’